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Myers slams cuts at Holland College campus in Georgetown

Posted|August 29, 2017

August 25, 2017

Myers slams cuts at Holland College campus in Georgetown

Georgetown -Georgetown-St. Peters MLA and Opposition
Rural Development Critic Steven Myers wants to know what became of funding
announced for upgrades to the Georgetown Holland College Campus now that
programming there is being pared back and the work hasn’t happened.

“Skilled trades
are vital to economic growth and provide good paying careers for many
Islanders. That’s why I was pleased to hear that the Holland College campus was
getting funding for upgrades and expansion this summer but with a new school
year rapidly approaching no work has begun and programs like pipefitting are
being quietly axed. People in the community want to know what’s going on,” says
Myers.

In June the
MacLauchlan government and the federal government announced funding of $741,768
cost shared equally to upgrade and expand facilities at the Georgetown Holland
College campus. The Georgetown Holland College campus offers post-secondary
training in skilled trades like pipefitting, welding and plumbing. The work was
slated to begin in early summer but with the new school year approaching none
of the work has moved ahead and prospective students are being told that the
pipefitting program has been discontinued.

“Last week I
raised concerns about Georgetown being excluded from the Premier’s economic
councils and now funding committed to upgrades to skilled trades programs in
the community isn’t happening either. I hope that money wasn’t diverted to
clean up the mess his tired Liberal government made with the student residence
expansion at the Charlottetown campus,” says Myers.